Fulham 0-4 Manchester City

Fulham fell to a 4-0 defeat to reigning Premier League Champions Manchester City in our final Craven Cottage fixture of the season.

A brace from Joško Gvardiol, a Phil Foden strike and a penalty from Julián Álvarez saw City run out winners despite a spirited performance from Marco Silva’s side.

There was just one change to the side that played out a goalless draw with Brentford last weekend, with Bobby De Cordova-Reid replacing Saśa Lukić, who missed out with a minor calf injury. Harrison Reed made the bench after recovering from a knock that forced him out of the game at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Fulham started brightly, with Ruben Dias at full stretch to turn behind an Antonee Robinson cross, but it was City who opened the scoring after 13 minutes.

The in-form Gvardiol went on a mazy run, played a one-two with Kevin De Bruyne, before cutting in onto his right foot to finish past Bernd Leno.

Three minutes later, Bernardo Silva teed up Erling Haaland with a cushioned header, but the Premier League’s top scorer couldn’t keep his shot down.

Leno was then forced into action as he pounced to his left side to keep out Silva’s placed shot from outside the box, before Foden tested our ‘keeper from a similar position.

The visitors missed a golden chance on the stroke of half-time when Manuel Akanji skied an effort from just a few yards out following a pinpoint pick out from De Bruyne.

The Belgian midfielder was at the centre of City’s first attack of the second-half, shifting the ball to Silva who saw his effort from a tight angle tipped wide by Leno.

Adama Traoré made an impact after coming on for the Whites – and he nearly produced an equaliser. He fizzed a ball across the box but Rodrigo Muniz couldn’t get enough contact on his flick towards goal.

But it was Pep Guardiola’s side who doubled their advantage just before the hour mark. João Palhinha produced a perfectly-timed challenge as Silva was about to pull the trigger, but the ball ricocheted to Foden who found the bottom corner with an instinctive finish.

Haaland could have got himself on the scoresheet shortly after as he went through one-on-one with Leno, but the striker’s shot was wild and ended up in the Putney End.

It was Gvardiol who extended the lead with just less than 20 minutes to play as the defender crept around to the back post to finish from Silva’s wicked delivery.

Issa Diop was sent off in stoppage-time after bringing down Álvarez in the box - and the City forward sent Leno the wrong way from the spot.